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'Horribly Unethical': Startup Experimented on Suicidal Teens on Social Media With Chatbot

Taking lean startup research techniques that were developed for basic social networks or, say, 3D avatars and transposing them to real-world domains with real consequences seems to be an ongoing trend. It's a misunderstanding of the startup playbook that causes real harm. This is obviously unethical; it is nowhere near as "nuanced" as this CEO says it is.

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